Curtain hanger and support.



no. 828,503: PATENTEDA'UG. 14, 1906.

WV-POWELL. CURTAIN HANGER Am) SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 7, 190a.

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GEORGE W. PO'WELL, .OF SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA,

GUWF'AEN HANGEF? AND SUPFORT:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug 1e, recs.

Application filed March 7, 1906. Serial l'lc- 304.676.

' I To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORGE W. POWELL,

a citizen of theUnited States, residing at 'and at the same time to provide a bracket for supporting a lace curtain or portiere.

Another obgect 18 to provide a device of this character which can be readily adjusted,

.for a-more particular description of my inwhich will be comparatively cheap to manufacture, which will always hold the pintles of the window-shade roller in place, and which will readily permit the renewal of the roller -from the'bracket.

These and other objects are attained by means of the construction. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window shade and curtain support made in accordance with my invention shown in place at the upper end of a window-flame, the low r portion of which is broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the support removed from the window. Fig. 3 is a perspectiv view of one of the brackets, and Fig. i is a erspective view of one of the connecting-r0 s,

Referring to the accompanying drawings vention, the numeral 1 designates a connecting-rod provided with an enlarged end 2, having points or prongs 3 projecting outward therefrom, a squared portion 4, and a round threaded portion 5. A spring 6 surrounds the squared portion of the connectingrod,

and abracket 7, provided with an offset portion. 8, having squared apertures 9 to'iit the squared portion of the rod is slidably mounted on said rod and provided with a longitudin a1 portion 8 and an outwardly-extending arm 9, provided with a perforation 10 for the pintle of the shade-roller and a concave ortion 12 to support a curtain-pole for a ace curtain or portiere.

The opposite bracket is exactly like the bracket described, except that instead of the perforation a slot 13 is provided for the squared end of the shade-roller pintle, as will be understood. A tubular connection 14 is adapted to fit the threaded ends oi-theconnecting-rods and is provided withperfora tions iii-for the insertion of a tool for t said tubular connection to adjust the rods outward in order to force the the stilesof the window-frame to hold the device in place with the brackets projecting outward a sufiicient distance to support the window-shade and the lace curtain or' p'brtierc. By making the connecting-rod square points 3 into near their ends the squared apertures in the Y bracket hold thebracket in ahorizontaiposie tion and permit the same to move laterallyupon the squared portion of the rod against the tension of the springs.

When it is desired to connect the. windowshade rollers to the bracket, the springs yield and. permit the pintle to be insertedin the round hole in the bracket, and this spring also serves to prevent the pintle from withdrawing during the operation of the shades From. the foregoing it will be obvious that my shade-support and curtain e bracket is cheap to manufacture, can be quickly adjusted to lit window-frames of various widths by a person without mechanical knowledge, and w ion in place will serve to hold the shade and curtain in'mly in place.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages or this invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A window-shade support and curtain bracket comprising connecting-rods having squared outer ends, pronged feet at the outer ends of said rods, springs mounted upon the rods, ofi'set brackets having squared apertures therein to fit upon the squared portions of the rods, said brackets having outwardlyextending arms, and meansinsaid arms for supporting the pintles of a window-shade, and the pole of a lace curtain or portire.

2. A shade-support and curtain-bracket comprising connectin rods having pron ed outer ends and threaded inner ends, a tu ular turnbuckle conneotin the threaded ends, and a curtain-bracket a apted to slide upon the squared portions of the/rods, and a spring siurounding the squared portion of; each of said reds between the pronged outer end and the curtain-bracket.

3. A shade-support and curtain-bracket I comprising connectin -rods having pronged outer ends to en age the Window-frame upon opposite sides thereof, said connecting-rods having squared portions, brackets mounted to slide on said squared portions and rovided with means for supporting a win owshade and curtain-pole, springs surrounding the squared portions of the rods and bearing against the bracket on one end and against the enlarged feet on the rods at the other end, and means for extending the rods outward to engage a window-frame.

4. A window-shade bracket and curtainsupport comprising eonnectin -rods, means 15 for extending said rods lateral y, means for engaging said rods at their outer ends with the Window-frame, a bracket slidably mounted on said connecting-rods, said bracket having an ofiset portion, a longitudinal member and 20 an extended arm, and a s rin'g surrounding the outer portion of each connecting-rod, substantially as described.

GEORGE W. POWELL.

' Witnesses:

J. WALTER Hosmn, R. L. SPEIGHT. 

